US attacks Iran’s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil | First Thing
Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Iran’s IRGC has said it will not allow even ‘one litre’ to leave the region if US-Israeli attacks continue. Plus, how gen Z women are conquering country music• Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US military has said it attacked and destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait of Hormuz amid reports that Iran has begun laying explosive devices in the narrow waterway, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil passes.What have we heard about Iran’s new supreme leader? Mojtaba Khamenei, is “safe and sound” according to Yousef Pezeshkian, the son of Iran’s president. The comments came amid speculation about supreme leader’s health and whereabouts, as he has not engaged with the public since he succeeded his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three days ago. Continue reading...
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